Vitamin E

[reflection as guest]

I got an alergic reaction and a break out from vitamin e gel kinda thing. I will try again though cos i needa get scars away.

[guestguest]

What about permanent white scars on thicker body skin? Would rubbing vitamin E into those help reduce their visibility or anything? I have chest and back scarring from years of relentless picking and I am so shy about people seeing the scars. It's embarrassing. Maybe no one notices or cares, but they seem gross and obvious and shameful to me. I should ask the opinion of a close friend.

[vitamin e oil]

I also bought the vitamin e skin oil..is this the same..anybody know what the benefits of the oil??

[amylou]

I also bought the oil..is it the same??

[shrinkingviolet as guest]

It depends on what kind of oil. Soybean, safflower, and sunflower probably won't make you break out. Watch out for coconut oil.

One of my favorite sites is www.zerozits.com
It has a list of ingredients and rates them from 0-5 on irritancy and comedogenicity (pore-clogging ability).

Go to the buttons at the top of the page, click on articles, then click on "become an acne detective"

Don't make yourself crazy w/it though...I have a tendency to become obsessed with ingredients....

[Sahara]

I've been using vitamin E ointment for a long while now, and it works wonders. I always have the urge to pick at night before I sleep, so I keep the pot beside my bed, and if I want to pick, I just reach over and glob more onto my face. I usually end up covering my whole upper body, practically. I've never broken out from it, luckily, but it does help my face heal quicker, and since the ointment says gooey, I can just rub it around for hours until the urge goes away. I don't know if it helps my scars heal at all, but my face doesn't really scar too much, so I can't really say.